Donn Mascot Cannibal Mug - Wood Brown - by Eekum Bookum - for Swank Pad Productions #87
aka. Don the Beachcomber Cannibal Mug - Dark Brown - by Eekum Bookum - for Swank Pad Productions
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Donn Mascot Cannibal Mug - Wood Brown - by Eekum Bookum - for Swank Pad Productions
aka Don the Beachcomber Cannibal Mug - Dark Brown - by Eekum Bookum - for Swank Pad Productions in 2 collections
Released alongside the book launch of "Searching for Don the Beachcomber".
From the book's author, Tim "Swanky" Glazner (Swank Pad Productions):
"As Donn was circling the globe in the 1920s, he found the 'cannibal trio' carvings in Bora Bora. He brought them home and those carvings became a signature of his Cannibal bar in Chicago in 1940. The set of three cannibals was behind the bar, and in carved support posts.
A very large version of one of the cannibals was created exclusively for Donn.
That carving first appears after the war in 1946 at his Encino home. When he pulled up stakes and moved to Hawaii to start over, the 'mascot' cannibal traveled with him.
There are exactly seven photos of this carving known. Six of them are only found in Donn’s personal archive, virtually unknown until now.
Though the original carving has vanished, its spirit lives on in this faithful mug recreation by Eekum Bookum.
Raise a Beachcomber cocktail in this rare vessel and toast Donn’s enduring legacy.
Standing 8.5 inches tall with a bold 6-inch profile, this mug commands attention."
There is a wood brown (dark brown) and a light brown variant.